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| Young Jack Aldred |
Jack Aldred of Cosburn Ave. will march in the Canada Day Parade in his 1940s issue Royal Canadian Navy uniform this coming July, 1 — and it will be legal. The RCN has apologized for an order to WWII vets, like 89-year-old Jack, that they needed official permission to wear their uniforms. Of course that’s not what the Navy intended to say. As reported in the Star: “Apologizing for the “confusion” and “insult” it may have caused to veterans, the Royal Canadian Navy has clarified an order that seemed to require vets to obtain permission to wear their uniforms. In a letter written Monday, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman said “wartime patterns, historic headdress, medals, and uniforms that are no longer in use” were not intended to be included in the Navy order. “Their use in celebrating previous service and sacrifice should continue and be encouraged,” he wrote. Read about Jack Aldred and his plans for Canada Day.
